Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops

This paper presents a simple method to analyse the behaviour of feedback loops that contain a naturally-sampled single-edge pulse-width modulator. A small-signal model is derived by means of simple geometric arguments. It is shown how this small-signal model can be used to analyse the stability of t...

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Main Authors: Mouton, Toit, Cox, Stephen, McGrath, Brendan, Risbo, Lars, Putzeys, Bruno
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2017
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author Mouton, Toit
Cox, Stephen
McGrath, Brendan
Risbo, Lars
Putzeys, Bruno
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Cox, Stephen
McGrath, Brendan
Risbo, Lars
Putzeys, Bruno
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description This paper presents a simple method to analyse the behaviour of feedback loops that contain a naturally-sampled single-edge pulse-width modulator. A small-signal model is derived by means of simple geometric arguments. It is shown how this small-signal model can be used to analyse the stability of the continuous-time pulse-width modulated feedback loop by using standard z-domain techniques. The strategy relies on familiar concepts like transfer functions and small-signal gains and does not require any in-depth knowledge of non-linear systems. A simple design process, where the continuous-time compensator is designed directly in the z-domain, is developed and detailed design equations are derived for a PI current regulator. It is shown how the proposed strategy can accurately predict instability that cannot be explained by means of the well-known average model of the pulse-width modulator. The theoretical analysis is confirmed by means of detailed timedomain simulations. The mechanisms that lead to instability are discussed and an equation for the critical loop gain is derived.
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spelling nottingham-426442020-05-04T19:59:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42644/ Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops Mouton, Toit Cox, Stephen McGrath, Brendan Risbo, Lars Putzeys, Bruno This paper presents a simple method to analyse the behaviour of feedback loops that contain a naturally-sampled single-edge pulse-width modulator. A small-signal model is derived by means of simple geometric arguments. It is shown how this small-signal model can be used to analyse the stability of the continuous-time pulse-width modulated feedback loop by using standard z-domain techniques. The strategy relies on familiar concepts like transfer functions and small-signal gains and does not require any in-depth knowledge of non-linear systems. A simple design process, where the continuous-time compensator is designed directly in the z-domain, is developed and detailed design equations are derived for a PI current regulator. It is shown how the proposed strategy can accurately predict instability that cannot be explained by means of the well-known average model of the pulse-width modulator. The theoretical analysis is confirmed by means of detailed timedomain simulations. The mechanisms that lead to instability are discussed and an equation for the critical loop gain is derived. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2017-01 Article PeerReviewed Mouton, Toit, Cox, Stephen, McGrath, Brendan, Risbo, Lars and Putzeys, Bruno (2017) Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 33 (1). pp. 51-64. ISSN 1941-0107 Small-signal model pulse-width modulation stability bifurcation http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7847444/ doi:10.1109/TPEL.2017.2666720 doi:10.1109/TPEL.2017.2666720
spellingShingle Small-signal model
pulse-width modulation
stability
bifurcation
Mouton, Toit
Cox, Stephen
McGrath, Brendan
Risbo, Lars
Putzeys, Bruno
Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title_full Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title_fullStr Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title_full_unstemmed Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title_short Small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge PWM control loops
title_sort small-signal analysis of naturally-sampled single-edge pwm control loops
topic Small-signal model
pulse-width modulation
stability
bifurcation
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42644/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42644/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42644/